Annoying sounds from the tires when passing a bump.

[ultrakupra]

Ok,so i have 17' tires installed on my F,until some days ago,my suspension was normal.Then i installed Apex springs,and now when i pass through a bump i can hear the tires hitting or the fender or something on the tire house.

Anyone had this problem before? What is the best solution?

Cheers.

[Sebastian]

tyre is rubbing the plastic arches , soon enough they will ripp apart and the sound will be gone

[StewyD32]

When parked up just turn the wheels fully to the left and right and have a look. There should be very little room to the front of the wheel arch seems the wheels are now 17's and between the suspension seems it's lowered now

[ultrakupra]

Well,sorry about my poor english.But i think Seb got the idea.
When parked if i turn the wheels fully to the left or right its ok,it doesnt touch the fender plastic arches,it touches it only when running through a bump.And it makes a really 'ugly' sound
Is a good idea to cut the plastic arches or are any wires behind them?

[Sebastian]

no point cutting them... the tyre will make it's space in them

[ultrakupra]

Ok,i hope it doesnt ruin my tyres instead the plastic arch lol
Btw,anyone had this issue before?

[colm_mcm]

Yeah, I used cable ties to pull them back a bit

[ultrakupra]

Yeah, I used cable ties to pull them back a bit

Can you explain that in more detail if you dont mind?
Thank you

[paul2508]

Yeah, I used cable ties to pull them back a bit

Can you explain that in more detail if you dont mind?
Thank you

the previous owner did this on the fto im breaking.

[Dragonheart]

When you break through the arches there are the pipes for the air con running above it. Better to take out your arches and put something stronger in behind them before you put them back. Put some reinforcing of sorts up into the arches, it will make them stronger and prevent the risk of you damaging pipes or wires.

[ultrakupra]

Ok guys,thanks for all your advices
So,today i took my F for a ride,but before i jacked up the front and checked the plastic arches,the left one(where the sound always come from) has a mysterious bump on it,i forced that bump inside with my hand while warming it using a dryer and voila,no more tyres hitting the plastic arch.
Well,to tell you the truth,still there are some hits ,but when i run through a really big bump,before it was hitting the arch on every light road bump and it was so annoying.

[ultrakupra]

Yeah, I used cable ties to pull them back a bit

Can you explain that in more detail if you dont mind?
Thank you

the previous owner did this on the fto im breaking.

Paul,can you take a photo or explain me better what you have on your fender arches done? My tyres are still rubbing,not as often as before but i prefer to sort it before i have some serious problem with the arches or even worse with the tyre.

[paul2508]

wisj i could but i took them off sorry. plus there were coilovers on it with adjustable camber setting which might have helped the wheels not to rub.

[ultrakupra]

wisj i could but i took them off sorry. plus there were coilovers on it with adjustable camber setting which might have helped the wheels not to rub.

If you at least could explain to me what you had done there before you took them off...its the left front side only,after some reserchs i find out that the left front arch is slightly different because there are pipes and wires behind them,so thats why its rubbing and driving me nuts lol
Any help please.

[ultrakupra]

Sorry for double posting,
can anyone who have the arches modded so the tyres does not rub show me some pictures please,im getting nuts with that noise lol

[Bernard]

I haven't done it myself but I've heard they can be heated and pushed up a bit.
It's another option to cable tying them.

[ultrakupra]

I haven't done it myself but I've heard they can be heated and pushed up a bit.
It's another option to cable tying them.

Bernard,thank you,but thats what all people keep tellling me and i still dont understand how to do it(the cabel tie thing i mean)

[Gerry]

As in using cable ties to pull them to a higher point than where they currently are.
its not rocket science mate

[Dragonheart]

I'll see if I can take some pictures this evening of whats involved, I have spare arch liners lying around at home that are in bits and will see if theres some way of explaining it to you through pictures.

[ultrakupra]

I'll see if I can take some pictures this evening of whats involved, I have spare arch liners lying around at home that are in bits and will see if theres some way of explaining it to you through pictures.

Ill be grateful if you do that,i can figure it out but its always easier to see an example

[Sgt_Major]

My left arch liner got ripped right out when I hit a speed bump a few months ago...

Anyone got a spare? lol

[ultrakupra]

My left arch liner got ripped right out when I hit a speed bump a few months ago...

Anyone got a spare? lol

For some reason there are less space on the front left tyre arch than the right one,mine is falling apart lol
Thats the price to pay for using cool big tyres and alloys and lowering springs i guess lol

[ultrakupra]

Sorry for double posting,but the problem is gone,today i took my F for a ride,and no more noises,came back,checked the arches and....there was a hole LOL no more problems i guess

[ultrakupra]

Triple post...the annoying sound is still there...cant figure out a solution,tyre size is 215 45...maybe that is the problem,but they are pretty new tyres so i dont want to buy new ones,please if someone could post a picture of what you guys have done to the arches to avoid rubbing ill be happy^^